Gray Catbird – Seemingly Hopeless Situations Can Still Be Worth Making The Effort Making lemonade out of a lemon, it’s a tired old cliché but sometimes it works. Continue reading
Male American Goldfinch Perched And In Flight A colorful bird on an attractive natural perch in the mountains and a lucky takeoff shot. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Running The Gauntlet More evidence that raptors can be incredibly agile and quick when they need to be. Continue reading
Why Cliff Swallows Raise And Flutter Their Wings When Gathering Mud Or Nesting Material Cliff Swallows are highly belligerent and pugnacious toward others of their own kind, especially when gathering nesting material but almost any time will do. Continue reading
House Wrens – An Unexpected Delivery It wasn’t what was delivered that was unexpected. It was how it was delivered. Continue reading
Portrait Of A Green-tailed Towhee Typically I don’t do portraits but in this case it seemed like a pretty darn good option. Continue reading
Loggerhead Shrike With A Wasp It isn’t a yellowjacket, hornet or paper wasp but I still think it’s a wasp. Continue reading
Belted Kingfisher In Flight To A More Productive Fishing Perch Yesterday morning I didn’t expect the male Belted Kingfisher to show up but he surprised me. Then operator error reared its ugly head. Continue reading
Western Kingbird Takeoff And Attempted Hijacking Of A Bullock’s Oriole Nest A surprising attempt at nest thievery. Continue reading
Say’s Phoebe Negotiating An Obstacle At Takeoff Resulting in a somewhat unconventional takeoff posture. Continue reading
Male Canvasbacks – When Push Comes To Shove One of the more interesting bird behaviors I’ve been witness to. Continue reading